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During a century of extraordinary change, poets became the chroniclers of deep polarizations. Heres a book of literature that might have come in handy during president barack obamas recent tour of latin america. A bilingual anthology this ambitious anthology from critic and translator stavans dictionary days attempts to introduce north american readers to the great strengths and the variety of latin american modernity in verse. Ilan stavans, edna acostabelen, harold augenbraum, gustavo perez firmat, 2010. Ilan stavans, one of the foremost scholars of hispanic culture and a distinguished translator, goes beyond easy geographical and linguistic. Buy a cheap copy of the fsg book of twentiethcentury latin.
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